Security engineer ports password cracker hashcat to Gameboy Advance — 16.8 MHz chip can perform a meager 727 hashes a second, 30 million times slower than a modern rig

Gameboy Advance port of hashcat allows for advanced password cracking in meager hardware — so long as you’re willing to wait

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GameStop CEO says Sony’s decision to go disc-less is ‘totally irrelevant’ — claims software, including physical discs, accounts for only 12% of the company’s business

GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen says Sony’s physical game exit is irrelevant to the company’s business, amid a $56 billion eBay takeover, as collectibles now drive growth.

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Mario Kart Wii recompiled for PC using AI, with 4K potential and uncapped frame rates — ‘first static recompilation of a Wii game’ supports over 200 tracks thanks to Retro Rewind compatibility

Mario Kart Wiicompiled, a claimed ‘first static recompilation of a Wii game,’ is scheduled to be released in August.

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Ex-Sega engineer creates ‘super realistic’ CRT monitor emulator — incredible retro offering even includes TV screen tapping to fix picture
 Ex-Sega engineer creates ‘super realistic’ CRT monitor emulator — incredible retro offering even includes TV screen tapping to fix picture

A CRT emulation project has implemented percussive maintenance support. Just hit it for a chance to improve the picture.

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75% of all PS3 games reportedly now run on PC via open-source emulator RPCS3 — announcement comes weeks after Sony’s plan to shutter the PlayStation Store for PS3 and PS Vita by 2027

The RPCS3 team has successfully ensured that more than 2,600 PS3 titles are now compatible with the emulator. This means that 75.33% of all PS3 games can now be played on Windows, Linux, macOS, and FreeBSD using either x86 or arm64 processors.

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PC gamer turns Steam games into cartridges with ingenious 2.5-inch SSD system — games are stored on 128GB drives alongside a script to auto-start the title once plugged in
 PC gamer turns Steam games into cartridges with ingenious 2.5-inch SSD system — games are stored on 128GB drives alongside a script to auto-start the title once plugged in

A PC gamer has created and demonstrated a handy Steam Game Cartridge system.

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Nvidia and Sega team up to deliver RTX Spark support for future games — partnership kicks off next year with upcoming Virtua Fighter Crossroads

Nvidia and Sega announced today that the upcoming Virtua Fighter Crossroads will support the RTX Spark platform when the game launches in 2027. Sega is also promising Spark support in its future titles.

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PS5 emulation ramps up in response to Sony killing physical games — PS5 titles now booting across different emulators with rapid community development for both 2D and 3D games

SharpEmu and KytyPS5 are two emulators that have exploded in terms of development milestones in the past two weeks, receiving several high-profile updates that have now made it possible to run a handful of 2D and even 3D PS5 games on PC.

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Retro Nintendo Switch 2 dock looks exactly like the Nintendo 64 and holds six Game Cards in its cartridge slot — the 64BITDOCK is available now starting at $89
 Retro Nintendo Switch 2 dock looks exactly like the Nintendo 64 and holds six Game Cards in its cartridge slot — the 64BITDOCK is available now starting at $89

A new Nintendo Switch dock shell has been designed to mimic the sleek undulating curves of the classic Nintendo 64.

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Modder successfully runs Counter-Strike clone at 60 FPS on the original Sony PSP — created his own Rust-based 3D engine to power 480 x 272 gameplay, also works on PS Vita

OpenStrike is a Counter-Strike clone built for the PSP, and the project is already running at 60 FPS with bot rounds.

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